The Watercress Line is hosting a weekend of traction engines and vintage vehicles from May 21-23.
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Tag: Heritage Railway
Severn Valley Railway Class 50 Alliance wins HRA award
Severn Valley Railway’s (SVR) Class 50 Alliance have won the first ever diesel preservation award in the Heritage Railway Association’s 2021 scheme.
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Reopening plans for Locomotion in Shildon announced
The first visitors to Locomotion in Shildon can now book their tickets online ahead of the museum’s reopening on Wednesday 19 May.
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Free tickets as National Railway Museum reveal reopening plans
Families and rail enthusiasts will soon be able to visit the National Railway Museum, as free tickets are released from today (April 26).
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Stockton and Darlington Railway: 200 year celebrations
200 years ago, on April 19, work officially began on the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR).
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PREVIEW: Issue 279 of Heritage Railway magazine
Save our summer! Read our complete guide to lines running again in Issue 279 of Heritage Railway magazine.
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National Railway Museum sets net zero target ahead of reopening
The National Railway Museum and the Science Museum Group have set targets to achieve Net Zero by 2033.
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Swanage Railway reopens with social distancing measures
Steam services have resumed across the Dorset countryside with reopening of the popular Swanage Railway.
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Severn Valley Railway and Railcam launch livestream camera network
The Severn Valley Railway is launching an exciting new service for supporters and visitors – a network of livestream cameras with a round-the-clock feed showing rolling stock movements at key locations along the line.
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Poignant memoir tells of steam’s twilight years
The humorous and often poignant experiences of a trainspotter-turned-booking clerk during steam’s twilight years are told in a new memoir by Barry Allen.
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